As some of you may know, Joe’s dad passed away in July and we miss him dearly. Since we were in NY for most of the spring and summer, we decided that we would not be able to participate on the Habitat team in Illinois, since the build started in August. After cleaning out Joe’s parents home in NY, we arrived back in Celebration the end of August with a ‘million’ things to catch up on. Each week we were back, we tried to convince ourselves that we should just pass on the build this year. Until Wednesday of last week when Joe said … ‘we should just go …’. God was just telling us to pack up and go, so on Friday morning we packed up ‘Roadie’ (our motorhome) and headed out to meet the rest of the Habitat team in Sullivan. Yeah, it was pretty crazy. We could only accomplish this with the amazing friends we have in Celebration that helped us once again take care of some things while we are gone. We are incredibly thankful for all of you!
Since we’ve done this roadtrip before, we were able to just ‘copy and paste’ our trip itinerary from last year with overnight stops at conveniently located Cracker Barrel restaurants. Most Cracker Barrel’s let RVers stay overnight, knowing that they will stop in for a meal. They are more than happy to accommodate us and we look forward to our pancake breakfasts in the morning before we continue our travels.
With the huge panoramic window on Roadie, we get to enjoy this country’s beautiful scenery. Here is a picture of beautiful mountains as we drove through Tennessee,
the seemingly unending cornfields in Illinois
and finally arriving at Faith Lutheran campground in Sullivan, IL on Sunday afternoon after driving over 1,000 miles.
After hooking up water and electric, we got settled in. It’s always fun to cook in Roadie – it’s amazing how little space and supplies you really need.
It’s going to be an early day tomorrow – we leave at 7:30 AM. For us retired people, that’s crazy early! Look forward to sharing our two week Habitat journey with all of you!
God is Good!
Beautiful
Enjoy your time
Glad to see you made it. Enjoy!
Welcome to a new adventure.
Have fun and looking forward to
See the progress you make.
God Bless Karin
God bless! Safe travels! 😊
So good to hear from you. May God bless you on your new adventure. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. Enjoy. And we look forward to hearing about your new journey.
Love 💗 Al and Iris
Glad you decided to go! Enjoy the time and adventure!! 🤗
How great to have another wonderful Habitat adventure and memory to share—together—and with us!
God is Good!
Phyl Winick
God Bless you both!!
So sorry to hear about Joe’s Dad, our sympathies to both of you.
God Bless you both on your travels with Roadie.
Prayers for another successful Habitat build.
WOW!
It’s the time of year already!
May the work begin!
Be safe out there and, as always, thanks for sharing your journey with all of us!
God’s Blessings!
John and Tina